The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-02
ground. The victory will be glorious
one in both State and city.
COLONEL As. BUFORD

ground. The victory Will be glorious
one in both State and city.
COLONEL A. 5. .BUFoRD
was introduced. Il was several minutes
before the deafening applause allowed
him to speak. He gave the history OF
the grand old Democratic party from a
high plane: he showed how its old time
greatness was being little by little sapped.
Ii was now the duty of those within the
the hearing Of his voice the young men
who are growing up, the mechanic
and the laborer, TO see that the party
does not go into decadence, but that 1t
be preserved by the sons In the integrity
which il possessed when the father
handed il down 20 the son. In his clear
logic he showed how the Mahoneites-
all the "ites' calling themselves Democrats
with an adiunct-were slowly ana by de-
grees passing into the Republican camp,
and he urged as a matter OF wisdom that
no one excuse himself from voting in the
primary. "You have the material-leav-
ing out myself-men who can neither be
bribed or bullied, who understand your
interest and will attend to it,"
MIR. r. NJ. s. VALENTINE,
who had arrived late, was the next speak
er. He said he felt there was no danger
to the Democratic party. In the Ian
guage of Senator John W Daniel, Nir-
ginia is never 30 safe as when she calls
her citizens to her support lie gave
most encouraging reports from Church
Hill and old Fulton. That section of the
city was doing its duty No matter who
NAV be- the standard bearers the banner
in this city will be carried to victory II
there have been mistakes in the party,
let them he corrected in the party;
let us all resolve once more tn the Ian
guage Of Henry Clay, When your rifle
snaps fire. pick your flint and Try again
REV. !. r. WALLACE
spoke next He referred 10 q reference
made 10 him in a labor paper wherein
was stated that the Democrats would not
poll 1900 votes In the primary, and said
81 will say 10 Mr. Mullen, and ! say it
with all respect to him, that he Will never
make poet he hasn't enough imagina-
ton. Loud laughter. There was never
a primary in this city that rolled such a
small number. and knoy that 5000 will
be the smallest number, and IL will most
likely lie 5000" He told several illus
fratiyc anecdotes which pointed facts
so clearly that the entire audience had
repcatedly to applaud them. He closed
by saying that If sent TO the Legislature
he would go there 90 study the interest,
not of a class, but of all his iellow-men.
MIR. JOHN CONNORs
followed He said reform of to-day
meant nothing but Republication. We
are here to learn whether Virginia and
her Capit0l city shall De turned over TO
the hands of their oppressOrs. Being inter
rupted he said eff there is anyone here
who wishes 10 question me, let him walk
to the stage and not call in the DARK.
Pause for moment and think, can you
support party who has for the president
of "a reform club, just organized IN rms
ward. man whom the Reiormers de-
feafed for election ia 1886; lie said that
Mr. Rowland I'LL signed apledge TO sup
mort the Ref0ri ers IN the Council, and
then went back on them. Now he is try
inc 10 lead them again. / never men
toned Mr.. Parish's name at the Marshall
ward meeting, yet with guilty CON
science needing no accuser he replied 10
my structures He was councilman also
who went back on the Reiormers, and Is
now again asking their suifrages. You
must participate in the primary. II
YOU do not, and your friends be not nom
mated. it will be your fault.
Hon. GEORGE D. WISE
wa. introduced amid round after round
of cheers. Were it not for the lateness
/ of the hour he said. he would like TO
sneak on many things of the present and
| mast This is not the occasion. IL
| be improper for me TO express a prefer
ence between the candidates on the
hustings. l will support whomsoeYeI
will be your choice. They are all
worthy At the primary ! shall vote iof
men who will represent all the elements
of our party. WedO not know who Is to
be our opponents. John ;. Wise, ike 9
bad penny, is always with us. We hear ol
Reform. am a RefOrmer | want re
form i'm our government. have heard
ulmOrs on the street of coalition. d'
moi believe there will be any. ! ask the
working men 10 ask themselves the ques
tion. A coalition for what: dare
any one 10 say il is a coalition Tor th'
benefit Of Democrats. dare any one t'
saw il is not a coalition for the beneht ol
Republicans. VIII John Wise coalecs'
with any who will not pledge himself t'
vote for Malone What freedom
is that What manhood IS that
Is there any boss in the Democratic par
ty who can pledge the votes OF the peo
nle ike sheep Can We handle lik
dumb cattle the Democratic ireemen a
Malone and John Wise will the negroes
No; the Democratic party Is the party o.
the people He referred to the Ld60
Herald of last November. Mullen the
said that honor and principle" requlre'
him 10 vote for me- John Wise said, 4
reply that a man was fool who hum
on hIullen's kite tail. Al the keuge
Hall meeting what was talked OF onl
this How can we put negro on III
ticket" The people are not con
suited. Only plan IS formulate
by which these black-and-~hiI
bosses could catch the unwary. WI